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Blogs Liberty and Power The Sky Is No Longer the Limit

Jun 22, 2004

The Sky Is No Longer the Limit

by Liberty and Power

[cross-posted at Austro-Athenian Empire]

Congratulations to the team of the SpaceShipOne project, who achieved the first manned non-governmental space flight today.

The present may belong to messianic thugs like George Bush and Osama bin Laden, but the future lies with peaceful commerce, rational minds, and venturing spirits.

Today's triumph brings that future one step closer.